I decided to chose Patea Maori Club because I really liked their music on the introduction of the movie "Boy" which I have just finished watching. I really liked the music of 'Poi E' that had been remixed and I thought it would be a good idea to find out more.
I found out that the Patea Maori Club is a household name amongst my Mum and Dad's generation. Their smash hit 'Poi E' was the biggest selling single in Aotearoa (New Zealand), peaking at No.1 for four weeks in 1984 and was in the charts for 22 weeks. The group had won lots of awards, including best group in the New Zealand Entertainer of the Year Award. In 1994 the first original soundtrack to 'Poi E' went gold and the group were awarded the Golden Scroll Award in the 1994 Entertainer of the Year Awards.
Poi E was written by linguist Ngoi Pewhairangi with music by Dalvanius Prime in 1982. The song was a way to teach young Maori to be proud of being Maori. Young Maori were seen breakdancing to this songs for years in the early 1980's. The Patea Maori Club travelled all around the world performing as a result of this song and they have really promoted Maori culture and songs as a result. The song later expanded into a musical that told the story of the effects of the closure of the freezing works on the small township of Patea.
I found out that the Patea Maori Club is a household name amongst my Mum and Dad's generation. Their smash hit 'Poi E' was the biggest selling single in Aotearoa (New Zealand), peaking at No.1 for four weeks in 1984 and was in the charts for 22 weeks. The group had won lots of awards, including best group in the New Zealand Entertainer of the Year Award. In 1994 the first original soundtrack to 'Poi E' went gold and the group were awarded the Golden Scroll Award in the 1994 Entertainer of the Year Awards.
Poi E was written by linguist Ngoi Pewhairangi with music by Dalvanius Prime in 1982. The song was a way to teach young Maori to be proud of being Maori. Young Maori were seen breakdancing to this songs for years in the early 1980's. The Patea Maori Club travelled all around the world performing as a result of this song and they have really promoted Maori culture and songs as a result. The song later expanded into a musical that told the story of the effects of the closure of the freezing works on the small township of Patea.